George Young: I commend my hon. Friend on his activity on the issue; in the previous Parliament, he initiated a number of debates on it. I am sure that all
	Members of the House have, in their constituency, pub landlords who have faced difficulties negotiating with their pubcos. I will draw to the attention of relevant Ministers in both the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills the fact that the period has now expired, and ask them to consider whether legislation is now necessary to rebalance the terms of trade between tenants and landlords.

George Young: I commend the activity that my hon. Friend has undertaken on this matter, including initiating a number of debates in the last Parliament. I am sure that all Members have pub landlords in their constituencies who have faced difficulties when negotiating with their pubcos. I will draw to the attention of relevant Ministers in the Departments for Communities and Local Government and for Business, Innovation and Skills the fact that the period has expired and ask them to consider whether legislation is now necessary to rebalance the terms of trade between tenants and landlords.